Guys and Dolls
The second performance of MTDXB's production of the musical classic, with a cast of 50 and a 14-piece live band. There are further performances at 7.30pm on 23 and 24 May, with a 2.30pm matinée on 24 May too; use [ ... ]
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- Sunmarke School Jumeirah Village Triangle, Dubai
The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
Aura Skypool Palm Tower 50th floor, Palm Jumeirah, DubaiThe Abu Dhabi stop on this month's Laughter Factory tour. The acts: Aaron Butler engaging Belfast-born stand-up known for his high spirited stage presence Justin Panks observational comic with a genius for approaching seemingly everyday subjects from extraordinary angles. Roxy [ ... ]
AED 160The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
Zabeel Theatre Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Palm Jumeirah West Crescent, DubaiThe second performance for this four-day run of the West End hit – all 37 of the bard's plays, condensed into 97 minutes of fast-paced comedy, silliness, audience participation, and "just the right amount of innuendo". Look out for Othello [ ... ]
From AED 200LAST CHANCE Michael Sailstorfer: Air Electric
Carbon 12 Dubai, United Arab EmiratesSailstorfer’s fourth solo exhibition with the gallery brings together three series of works that explore one of the artist’s signature themes: energy. He reflects on energy in its various forms – as a source, as storage, as a transmitter, as [ ... ]
FreeLAST CHANCEa radical intimacy of hanging out
Aisha Alabbar Gallery Warehouse C19, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiA group exhibition featuring Emirati artists Asma Khoory, Taqwa Alnaqbi, and Sultan Al Remeithi, curated by Salem AlSuwaidi. "In a world rushing forward, the exhibition invites you to linger—where 'killing time' becomes a quiet, radical act of care, presence, and [ ... ]
FreeGuys and Dolls
Sunmarke School Jumeirah Village Triangle, DubaiThe third performance of MTDXB's production of the musical classic, with a cast of 50 and a 14-piece live band. There are further performances at 2.30pm and 7.30pm on 24 May; use the promocode 10guys at checkout to get 10% [ ... ]
AED 150The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
Radisson DAMAC Hills Hessa Street Dubailand, DubaiThis month's Laughter Factory tour. The acts: Aaron Butler engaging Belfast-born stand-up known for his high spirited stage presence Justin Panks observational comic with a genius for approaching seemingly everyday subjects from extraordinary angles. Roxy Yekta UK-born Iranian comedian with [ ... ]
AED 160The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
Zabeel Theatre Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Palm Jumeirah West Crescent, DubaiThe third performance for this four-day run of the West End hit – all 37 of the bard's plays, condensed into 97 minutes of fast-paced comedy, silliness, audience participation, and "just the right amount of innuendo". Look out for Othello [ ... ]
From AED 200Friday Night Spotlight
Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA new Courtyard Playhouse community theatre night, described as "a celebration of creativity and experimentation" with community members and in-house performers taking the stage to try out fresh ideas and showcase their talents. The first half features performances from the [ ... ]
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Carmina Burana
Dubai OperaThe noted choreographer Edward Clug has managed a powerful and poignant reinterpretation of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana for this production by the Ballet of the Slovene National Theatre Maribor, which has received generally enthusiastic reviews en route to Dubai . [ ... ]
From AED 330The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
Zabeel Theatre Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Palm Jumeirah West Crescent, DubaiThe third performance for this four-day run of the West End hit – all 37 of the bard's plays, condensed into 97 minutes of fast-paced comedy, silliness, audience participation, and "just the right amount of innuendo". Look out for Othello [ ... ]
From AED 200Carmina Burana
Dubai OperaThe final performances of this ballet reinterpretation of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana by the Ballet of the Slovene National Theatre Maribor, with choreography by Edward Clug The original is of course a 20th-century choral classic that draws inspiration from medieval [ ... ]
From AED 330Guys and Dolls
Sunmarke School Jumeirah Village Triangle, DubaiThe final performances of MTDXB's production of the musical classic, with a cast of 50 and a 14-piece live band. There are shows at 2.30pm and 7.30pm; use the promocode 10guys at checkout to get 10% off tickets.
AED 150LAST CHANCE Elias Sime: Through the Window
Lawrie Shabibi Unit 21, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiThe first solo exhibition in the Middle East for the Addis Ababa artist showcases Sime’s distinctive practice of transforming colourful wires, circuit boards, and electronic components into intricate, layered compositions that blur the boundaries between technology, nature, and abstraction. The [ ... ]
FreeLAST CHANCE Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons: I Am Soil. My Tears Are Water
Efiɛ Gallery 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue, First Al Khail Street, DubaiEfie Gallery is opening its new space in Alserkal Avenue with Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons’ debut solo exhibition in the Middle East. The exhibiiton, curated by Faridah Folawiyo, explores diaspora and interconnectedness through the flora and fauna of Latin America, the [ ... ]
FreeLAST CHANCE Maryam Hoseini: Swells
Green Art Gallery Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe second solo exhibition at this gallery for the Iran-born, NY-based artist features new paintings that revels in transplanting elements within themselves. Hoseini says “the figures have moved from architecture to landscape"; so the flat figure expands and multiplies in [ ... ]
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MyLysses
XVA Gallery Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood, Bur Dubai, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHow do contemporary artists grapple with the shifting role of text, literature and knowledge in an age of AI? This group exhibition curated by Tor Seidel tries to answer that question. As Seidel puts it, "Has access to texts and [ ... ]
FreeLAST CHANCE Mayar Obeido: Ever in Reform
Fann à Porter The Workshop, Villa 45, St. 23b, off Al Wasl Road (opposite Box Park), Jumeirah 2, DubaiWhile his previous work was embedded with themes of time, context, and the mutual influence of elements, Fann À Porter's second solo exhibition for Syrian artist Mayar Obeido introduces a focus towards place, location, and grounding. The artist navigates a [ ... ]
FreeThe Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
Dukes The Palm Palm Dubai, DubaiThe final stop for this month's Laughter Factory tour. The acts: Aaron Butler engaging Belfast-born stand-up known for his high spirited stage presence Justin Panks observational comic with a genius for approaching seemingly everyday subjects from extraordinary angles. Roxy Yekta [ ... ]
AED 160Dubomedy’s Comedy Mix Tape
Paramount Hotel Midtown Al Mustaqbal Street, Business Bay, DubaiDubomedy's improv evening is back with graduates of Dubomedy's workshops plus special guests – a total of 22 comedians on stage across two shows, apparently – in "a hilarious mash-up of stand-up and improv". This is a double-header, with shows [ ... ]
FreeLAST CHANCE Habuba Farah: Beams of Light
Artbooth Gallery Centro Capital Center, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street, Abu DhabiA selection of works from the 1970s to the present by the noted Lebanese-Brazilian artist, including oils on canvas, gouache on paper, and pencil drawings. A highlight is her exploration of 'neutral gray' or coloured gray, achieved by blending primary [ ... ]
FreeLAST CHANCE A Room of One’s Own
NYUAD Project Space NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu DhabiCurated by Duygu Demir, NYUAD assistant professor of Art History and curator at the Art Gallery, this exhibition features new work by current MFA students Maha Alasaker, Yuehan Dai, Nour Elbery, Almaha Jaralla, Tooba Shaikh, and Shaima Shamsi that has [ ... ]
FreePublic Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: Bik Van der Pol’s The poem that jumps the fence
Abu Dhabi Beach Al Hisn Street, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesArtist duo Bik Van der Pol (Liesbeth Bik and Jos Van der Pol) engage in collaborative projects on how art constructs public spaces for speculative thought and collective creativity. The poem that jumps the fence features weekly performances on Abu [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
Zodi et Téhu – Frères du Désert: dir Alain Berberian (1993)
Alliance Française Dubai Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA tale of courage, friendship, and adventure for all ages. Zodi, a 12-year-old nomad, discovers an orphaned baby camel in the desert. He names it Téhu and forms a deep bond with the animal. He dreams of entering Téhu in [ ... ]
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Bagjan Oktyabr: Soul Therapy
Zabeel Theatre Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Palm Jumeirah West Crescent, DubaiThe noted Kazakhstan / Turkish cellist performs his well-known and much loved 'Soul Therapy; programme, accompanied by a chamber orchestra – music from famous Turkish movies and TV series, folk songs, romantic ballads, classics, and "simply soulful works that are [ ... ]
From AED 190LAST CHANCE Huda Lutfi: Unraveling
The Third Line Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHuda Lutfi’s fourth solo exhibition at the gallery includes works from three recent series – When Dreams Call for Silence (2019), Our Black Thread (2020–2021), and Healing Devices (2020–ongoing) It also includes a selection of previously unshown miniature collages, offering [ ... ]
FreeLAST CHANCE Hazem Harb: Not There, Yet Felt
Tabari Artspace Gate Village Level 2, DIFC, DubaiUnlike earlier works that centred around collective narratives, this new body of work from Hazem Harb is highly personal and intimate; it aims to draw the viewer into Harb's own lived environment, reflecting his sense of disembodiment, a feeling of [ ... ]
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Maitha Abdalla: Between Metamorphosis and Reality
Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu DhabiWith a mix of painting and sculpture, this solo exhibition by the Emirati artist explores folklore, mythology, psychology, and social constructs that shift between abstraction and representation. Says the blurb: "The exhibition highlights the power of art to spark dialogue, [ ... ]
FreeWorkspace Dubai 2025
Dubai World Trade Centre Dubai, United Arab EmiratesIndex Dubai sprawls around the Dubai World Trade Centre, with its best and most focused element being this 'workplace solutions' tradeshow-within-a-show. More than 100 designers and brands will be promoting their workplace furniture, technology and equipment; the accompanying Workspace Summit [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
Parasite: dir Bong Joon Ho (2019)
Mohammed Bin Rashid Library Al Jaddaf, DubaiThe South Korean smash hit and multi award winner (including the Cannes Palme d'Or in 2019 and a Best Picture Oscar) is a black comedy thriller: it follows the street-smart Kim family scamming their way into the household of the [ ... ]
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The Fridge Concert Series Season 46: Rami Attallah Trio
The Fridge Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe Fridge's series of showcase concerts concludes with high-class jazz-fusion from Egyptian pianist Rami Attallah with Rony Afif on drums and David Bernabelaand on bass. Special guests Mohamad Hosny (oud) and Artur García (sax) should make it a good night [ ... ]
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Making of: dir Cédric Kahn (2023)
Alliance Française Dubai Dubai, United Arab EmiratesCinema has always been very interested in itself. In Cédric Kahn’s Making of we are introduced to a movie, a story about workers fighting to protect their factory from being relocated. And we meet a variety of characters involved in [ ... ]
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The Fridge Concert Series Season 48: Prince VA | Theo Thomson
The Fridge Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe Fridge's showcase gig series continues with smooth R&B from Prince VA, who for the first time plays here with a full live four-piece, Support comes from Theo Thomson and more soulful R&B.
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My Beautiful Girl, Mari: dir Lee Sung-gang (2002)
Mohammed Bin Rashid Library Al Jaddaf, DubaiKim Nam-woo is struggling wife life as people around him seem to be constantly leaving him – his best friend, Jun-ho, is going to study in Seoul; his widowed mother is paying more attention to her new boyfriend. Then he [ ... ]
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Jaurim, the Wonderland: dir Kim Ji-hwan (2023)
Mohammed Bin Rashid Library Al Jaddaf, DubaiOne of South Korea's top bands, Jaurim, celebrated their 25th anniversary with a special album featuring a live concert and a chorus made up of 117 fans. This film documents the making of the album, intercut with personal anecdotes from [ ... ]
FreeWednesday Night Impro: Maestro
Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe Courtyard's most peopular evening of elimination improv. Ten actors converge for a night of scenes, songs and games based on audience suggestions. After each round you score the players on a scale of 1 to 5, and the one [ ... ]
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Bruno Sfeir: The Return to Essence
Artbooth Gallery Centro Capital Center, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street, Abu DhabiA solo exhibition for the Lebanese-Uruguayan painter. We're promised "a profound journey through imagination, memory, and abstraction ... With this poetic metaphor, the artist gestures toward a body of work that resists confinement. His paintings, like the river he evokes, [ ... ]
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A Tale of Two Sisters: dir Kim Jee-woon (2003)
Mohammed Bin Rashid Library Al Jaddaf, DubaiAfter a stint in a mental hospital, Korean teen Su-mi reunites with her beloved sister Su-yeon and they return to live at their family home. The girls' father has remarried, and the siblings are immediately resentful of his new wife. [ ... ]
FreeThe Host: dir Bong Junho (2006)
Mohammed Bin Rashid Library Al Jaddaf, DubaiA teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste had been dumped in it, The victim's loving family is thrust into battle with the creature to rescue her .. [ ... ]
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Pencil In
421 Arts Campus Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesA writers’ group intended for writers to practice their craft without the pressures of producing a final outcome, designed to provide a supportive environment for writers to write alone yet in a group. You're invited to polish your writing skills [ ... ]
FreeBring Your Boss Corporate Academy Training Session
Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA free taster session for the Courtyard's corporate training courses aimed at "business leaders, HR professionals, and curious teams to experience" for them to expeirence "how we use improvisation to build real-world workplace skills like collaboration, communication, and leadership". It’s [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerFor the Love of the Levant
RAW Coffee Company 7A Street, Al Quoz, Dubai"A heartfelt evening of art and advocacy" organised by Dubomedy and RAW Coffee in collaboration with the Palestinian Business Council. Ali Al Sayed hosts a bill that includes comedy from him and Mina Liccione, plus Charles Hbeiliny, Isra Abu Zayed, [ ... ]
Free, but donagtions welcome
Shrek the Musical
The Arts Center @ NYUAD NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesThe always excellent Abu Dhabi Choral Group, the city's best-established and best-regarded community theatre company, offers this "hilarious and heartwarming" adaptation of the popular film, a successful Broadway and West End musical (music by Jeanine Tesori, book and lyrics by [ ... ]
AED 105PowerPointless Networking Night
Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesOne of the most consistently funny of the Courtyard's classic improv gigs is back after a couple of months' hiatus: the speakers have to give a presentation on a slide deck they’ve never seen before, with the topic determined at [ ... ]
FreeEchoes of Earth – Nature Voices in Motion, Sound and Light
Zayed Theatre, SUAD Campus Hazza Bin Zayed St, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesAn "immersive performance" that blends classical music, theatrical narrative and video projections "to awaken the senses and inspire environmental consciousness ... in a powerful celebration of the natural world and a moving reflection on the collective responsibility to protect it". [ ... ]
AED 75Just Being Koy
Etihad Arena Yas Island, Abu DhabiThe ever popular Jo Koy's brings his current tour to the big stage at Etihad Arena as part of Abu Dhabi Comedy Week. Expect an evening of Filipino culture-centric anecdotes drawn from a colourful family and a load of life [ ... ]
From AED 180Stand-up Comedy Night
Bay Club DoubleTree by Hilton, Business Bay, Dubai"Dubai’s funniest comics" gig in Business Bay, courtesy of the comedykix crowd.
FreeLAST CHANCE Sama Alshaibi: طرس (Tterss)
Ayyam Gallery B11, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA solo exhibition of recent body work by one of the gallery’s stars. Alshaibi’s multimedia work explores spaces of conflict and the power struggles that reimagine Baghdad’s transformation – its peaks, declines, and latent possibilities. Baghdad becomes a site of [ ... ]
FreeSharmila Dance Extravaganza 2025
Zabeel Theatre Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Palm Jumeirah West Crescent, DubaiThe annual show by Sharmila Dance Center, one of the UAE's longest-established dance schools, is currently in its 24th year. A show for aspiring performers of all ages – from 7-year-olds to professional dancers – it always offers a whirlwind [ ... ]
From AED 150Candlelight: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Ritz Carlton Grand Canal Al Maqta, Abu DhabiThe Vivaldi favourite was written as concerti for violin and orchestra, but it's often arranged for a quartet and this is what we'll be getting here, performed by Snezana Ivkovic's String Quartet. The ambiance is (non-flammable) candleight, of course. The [ ... ]
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